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What to know (and do) about the CRA breach and shutdown

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Canada Revenue Agency says it was forced to temporarily suspend its online services after a series of cyberattacks that compromised the usernames and passwords of thousands of accounts.The federal government described the three separate hacks as a “credential stuffing” scheme — a type of cyberattack that uses passwords and usernames from other websites to access accounts with the CRA.Essentially, it targets people who use the same password and username for multiple login credentials.

CRA expects online services to be restored by Wednesday after cyberattacks The government said the attack was detected early on and has since been brought under control, however, the CRA’s online services aren’t expected to be back up and running until.

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